Paperback | November 19, 2013

Color is powerful. It impacts our senses, pushes our emotions, and plays an essential role in creating an effective photograph. In this beautifully illustrated guide, author, educator, and pro photographer Jerod Foster helps you understand how color works—attracting attention, directing the eye, and working with other elements to make your own compelling photographs.

This book approaches color from a photographer’s perspective with a mix of practical theory, technical information, and solid advice on how to apply these details in all genres of photography—landscapes, portraits, lifestyle, sports, or wildlife.

You will learn about:

Color in the frame, including guiding the eye and composing with color

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Color is powerful. It impacts our senses, pushes our emotions, and plays an essential role in creating an effective photograph. In this beautifully illustrated guide, author, educator, and pro photographer Jerod Foster helps you understand how color works—attracting attention, directing the eye, and working with other elements to make...

Jerod Foster is a Texas-based editorial and travel photographer for magazines, books, and commercial clients. He also leads photography workshops and is a photography professor at Texas Tech University. He is the author of Sony NEX-6: From Snapshots to Great Shots and Storytellers: A Photographer’s Guide to Developing Themes and Creat...

Chapter Five: Color as EmotionChapter Six: Culture and ColorChapter Seven: Conditions for ColorChapter Eight: Ways to Manipulate Color Before EditingChapter Nine: Making the Most of Color in Your Photography